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. >> biden. >> suppose she makes the decision and decides to run, you paralyze the democratic side. no donors are going to move, rightly so, because they want to find out -- >> and it completely influences the republican side because they're going to have to get somebody that can raise a bunch of money -- >> that's what mike allen said earlier. the only thing that matters is how do you go against her? how can you beat her? >> that's the only litmus test. >> mark halperin, you had said that last hour. the prism that republicans are viewing potential candidates, whether it's marco rubio or jeb bush or anybody else, can you beat hillary clinton? >> you know, i mean, it's just incredible. this is, i think, going to be my seventh presidential cycle. i've never seen a cycle like this setting up this way where she really is not just in her own party but in the race overall. i don't like, as you know, you tried to get me to talk about "game change 2." "game change 3," working title, the coronation. >> exactly. >> president obama has not been sworn in yet for his second term, and we're alrea
. >> biden. >> suppose she makes the decision and decides to run, you paralyze the democratic side. no donors are going to move, rightly so, because they want to find out -- >> and it completely influences the republican side because they're going to have to get somebody that can raise a bunch of money -- >> that's what mike allen said earlier. the only thing that matters is how do you go against her? how can you beat her? >> that's the only litmus test. >>...
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the emergence of one of our favorite characters in this drama is joe biden. i think joe biden -- >> i thought you were going to say donald trump, but go ahead. >> no, he's at costco. >> now that he's got his costco trip out of the way, he's got good relations with boehner and mcconnell. i think biden's going to have to bring these people back to the table and say look, that's just our opening offer, and get down to the deal. some people are talking now in washington about a smaller deal, not a grand bargain, but enough to get past the fiscal cliff for six months or maybe even a year to try to get the bigger package. >> so if halperin thinks biden's going to be the definer here, i'm a little concerned because anyone who goes to costco does not care about spending money. >> it's a fascinating question. eugene robinson, i must ask you -- we love joe. joe's amazing. >> he's perfect. >> does tom cole this morning feel a bit like uriah being sent out front only to be slaughtered? yes, let's be generous, let's talk about raising taxes, though i'm one of the most con
the emergence of one of our favorite characters in this drama is joe biden. i think joe biden -- >> i thought you were going to say donald trump, but go ahead. >> no, he's at costco. >> now that he's got his costco trip out of the way, he's got good relations with boehner and mcconnell. i think biden's going to have to bring these people back to the table and say look, that's just our opening offer, and get down to the deal. some people are talking now in washington about a...
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>> -- that joe biden is heading this. i mean, it really is -- joe biden was made for this role. he put together coalitions. he dealt with this issue. he knows law enforcement. you've got to get republican mayors involved in this thing. you do have to, you know, if you spend your time in los angeles and new york, nothing will happen. but it may be that this is one of those rare moments. mika, you can't wait a year, as joe said. you have to start right away. but you're not going to get anything enacted in january, but you can build. and i think biden -- biden, you know, we all make fun of joe for some of his slip of the tongue. he's a very skillful man. he really understands how to get things done. >> he really is. and andrea, you brought up before about what senator manchin wants. i think what makes him important, not that he's senator manchin, but he was governor manchin of west virginia. he knows he's people p and he's just said, this can't just be about guns. i'm not going to support a bill if you're just going to kick the gun lobby. we're not going to take care of the bigger
>> -- that joe biden is heading this. i mean, it really is -- joe biden was made for this role. he put together coalitions. he dealt with this issue. he knows law enforcement. you've got to get republican mayors involved in this thing. you do have to, you know, if you spend your time in los angeles and new york, nothing will happen. but it may be that this is one of those rare moments. mika, you can't wait a year, as joe said. you have to start right away. but you're not going to get...
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the obama-biden ticket comes out ahead by five points when senator rob portman of ohio is added to the ballot. in virginia, governor bob mcdonald helps romney bring the race to within the margin of error. and in florida, a romney-rubio ticket trails the president and vice president by four points, while jeb bush narrows the democrats' lead to two points. kind of interesting. >> mark, any surprising numbers there? >> well, the key number to look at in the romney campaign will say, and they're right, is the president's number. romney's number matters less. that shows you how close the election is. he's got to get to 50. it will be a pretty pure two-person race in all of the states. and 48 is high enough that he can pull this out. but the normal analysis is the incumbent is not going to get a lot of the undecided vote and 48 is not enough to win. but i think we all agree that this race is more in play now than we thought it was a couple of weeks ago. >> so close. it's just going to be so close. and the margin, we go back to this gay marriage thing, on substance i applaud the president for
the obama-biden ticket comes out ahead by five points when senator rob portman of ohio is added to the ballot. in virginia, governor bob mcdonald helps romney bring the race to within the margin of error. and in florida, a romney-rubio ticket trails the president and vice president by four points, while jeb bush narrows the democrats' lead to two points. kind of interesting. >> mark, any surprising numbers there? >> well, the key number to look at in the romney campaign will say,...
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. >>> coming up next, where in the world is vice president joe biden? that's the question that, of course, all of americans wake up to every morning. the man with the capitol connection is actually being left out of fiscal cliff negotiations. we're going to ask mike allen next why next in the "politico playbook." for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store or online. >>> all right. a live look at capitol hill in washington, d.c. dark still at 36 past the hour this morning. with us now, chief white house correspondent for "politico," mike allen here with the "morning playbook." we begin with where in the world is joe biden? mike. >> well, good morning, mika. in the last fiscal disaster negotiations, vice president biden was front and center, having those meetings at blair house up on the hill, working his connections. this year he's taking a much lower-key role partly because the senate is a little bit of a bystander this time. this is
. >>> coming up next, where in the world is vice president joe biden? that's the question that, of course, all of americans wake up to every morning. the man with the capitol connection is actually being left out of fiscal cliff negotiations. we're going to ask mike allen next why next in the "politico playbook." for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store...
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. >> well, and joe biden. >> joe biden. >> when joe biden made this distinction and lost the argument because he said we should just be focused on counterterrorism and not counterinsurgency. >> and joe biden was fighting like hell. he said don't triple the number of troops, mr. president, we can use drone strikes. we can use special forces, we should not triple the number of troops. and, again, the big problem is, it's not just the tripling of number of troops, which is a terrible problem. but it's also the problem of, again, just what jon said. changing from a counterterror strategy where you want to kill terrorists to a counterinsurgency strategy, which worked in iraq where you want to rebuild a country. >> or build. >> well, build, actually. you can't rebuild a country that is in the second century right now. >> it's hard to talk about. it's hard for the candidates to talk about. and if anything can be read into the mistake or the complete just disregard for the story, it would be in the fact that this wasn't even mentioned in mitt romney's speech. afghanistan, are troops serving o
. >> well, and joe biden. >> joe biden. >> when joe biden made this distinction and lost the argument because he said we should just be focused on counterterrorism and not counterinsurgency. >> and joe biden was fighting like hell. he said don't triple the number of troops, mr. president, we can use drone strikes. we can use special forces, we should not triple the number of troops. and, again, the big problem is, it's not just the tripling of number of troops, which is...
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biden had to go there. it's the first time biden's there. look, you talk to the romney folks and they sit there and say, look, we may have to trade wisconsin for ohio. but, you know, that's still a tough thing to do. let's say you make that trade. that means you have to, if you're romney, you can't afford to lose florida or virginia at this point. i mean, you've got to come up -- you've got to come up, north carolina, you've got to sweep those. and by the way, that's still not enough. >> craig -- let me bring in craig shirley. craig, for conservatives, for republicans, this is so depressing. we've been talking about this privately, you and me, for some time now. mitt romney is not a conservative. in fact, he's not a moderate. we don't exactly know what he is. all of your concerns about him not being a true conservative are really playing out now. you've been predicting that this is where we're going to lead. and you look at this map that chuck's showing, you look at the polls out today, you look at what happened a couple of days ago where he
biden had to go there. it's the first time biden's there. look, you talk to the romney folks and they sit there and say, look, we may have to trade wisconsin for ohio. but, you know, that's still a tough thing to do. let's say you make that trade. that means you have to, if you're romney, you can't afford to lose florida or virginia at this point. i mean, you've got to come up -- you've got to come up, north carolina, you've got to sweep those. and by the way, that's still not enough. >>...
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let's look at the head-to-head matchup, obama/biden ticket leads romney and ryan by 5 points, 50% to 45%. also since march president obama's job approval has reached the 50% mark. 48% disapprove. on the direction of the country, 39% said the country was headed in the right direction. 55% say it's on the wrong track. that's a 7% improvement from last month. and on the economy, 42% say the economy will get better in the next 12 mohs. that's the highest number this poll question has seen in 2 1/2 years. >> that's pretty big. and also, mika, when asked which candidate is best to handle the economy, look at this. it's now a tie. >> yeah, obama now tied with romney, 43-43. this is the first time romney has not led on this question. just to point out, though, this latest polling was conducted after last week's u.s. embassy attacks which appeared to have impacted the president's numbers on foreign policy. 49% approved, last month that number was 54%. that poll was taken before the release of that videotape. >> mark halperin, you also look at the state-by-state polls out right now, wisconsin,
let's look at the head-to-head matchup, obama/biden ticket leads romney and ryan by 5 points, 50% to 45%. also since march president obama's job approval has reached the 50% mark. 48% disapprove. on the direction of the country, 39% said the country was headed in the right direction. 55% say it's on the wrong track. that's a 7% improvement from last month. and on the economy, 42% say the economy will get better in the next 12 mohs. that's the highest number this poll question has seen in 2 1/2...
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and of course, joe biden. convention cutaways. order today so we know if we should start making them. >> all right. 32 past the hour. it is time now on this five-year anniversary, on this "morning joe" day officially proclaimed. business before the bell now with cnbc's brian sullivan. want to talk about housing. but is there any show that you do that is as nice to you as us? >> that is a very difficult question to answer while i'm sitting within striking distance. >> is he scared of me? >> the answer is no. i was just told in my ear. no, no. nor as just the coffee on this show is just spectacular. who brews it? >> starbucks. yes, it does. >> howard schultz himself. >> just for mika. the french press. >>> business now. good news on housing. >> yeah, some good news on house. by the way, congrats to the five years. in all sincerity it is fun to be here, except for barnicle. no, there's great front page article in the wall street journt about $400 billion being added to home values this year. this is important. there is not really one
and of course, joe biden. convention cutaways. order today so we know if we should start making them. >> all right. 32 past the hour. it is time now on this five-year anniversary, on this "morning joe" day officially proclaimed. business before the bell now with cnbc's brian sullivan. want to talk about housing. but is there any show that you do that is as nice to you as us? >> that is a very difficult question to answer while i'm sitting within striking distance. >>...
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. >> you know, the administration gave vice president biden the lead for iraq policy. when it came to the big decisions, president obama had to get engaged. i found it striking that during this whole negotiation over keeping troops in iraq, he talked by the secure videoconferences that they do. he talked to prime minister maliki twice. president obama, for him, iraq was a much more important priority rightly or wrongly and he was engaged on a weekly basis. i do think that had an effect on iraqi politics and there was an extraordinary request that president obama made to the president of iraq to resign his position to make way for another person. it's hard to make that kind of request when you don't have an ongoing relationship with your iraqi counterparts. >> the book is "endgame." thank you for being here. jim miklaszewski, thank you as well. when we come back, paul simon joins us on set. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. even better than we did before ♪ yeah prep yourself america we're back for more ♪ ♪ our look is slacker chic and our sound is
. >> you know, the administration gave vice president biden the lead for iraq policy. when it came to the big decisions, president obama had to get engaged. i found it striking that during this whole negotiation over keeping troops in iraq, he talked by the secure videoconferences that they do. he talked to prime minister maliki twice. president obama, for him, iraq was a much more important priority rightly or wrongly and he was engaged on a weekly basis. i do think that had an effect on...
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introduce to you, the next president, the next vice president of the united states of america, joe biden. you'll inevitably find yourself on a desolate highway in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind spot monitoring that helps remind you that the highway might not be as desolate... ...as you thought. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your
introduce to you, the next president, the next vice president of the united states of america, joe biden. you'll inevitably find yourself on a desolate highway in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind spot monitoring that helps remind you that the highway might not be as desolate... ...as you thought. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the...